Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

The mobility and displacement of the Black body, from port to holding cell, to ward and out, is a history that is embedded in our communities socially, culturally and geographically. Alluding to feelings of pain, otherness, power and triumph, "she was here, once" features work that illustrates a moment of remembrance and reflection on the women who have roamed these spaces before us.

In summer 2018, artist Nastassja Swift organized a collaborative workshop and public performance in her home city of Richmond, Virginia. Using a range of choreographed movement, sound, and solidarity, eight Black women and girls, wearing large needle felted wool masks, traced the ancestral footprints of the arrival of the Black body in Richmond. The 3.5 mile walk began in Shockoe Bottom (the site of the importation of slaves into Richmond, and one of the largest sources of slave trade in America) and concluded in the Jackson Ward neighborhood (one of the largest Black communities in Richmond).

The multi-layered piece has produced a short film, mini documentary, photography, and performance masks, on display in her solo exhibition, "she was here, once" in Lane Hall.

Lane Hall Gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8am - 5pm. Class visits are encouraged.

Accessibility: Ramp and elevator access at the E. Washington Street entrance (by the loading dock). There are accessible restrooms on the south end of Lane Hall, on each floor of the building. A gender neutral restroom is available on the first floor.

Learn more about study programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

In order to participate in a CGIS program, you must attend a session where you will learn about programs around the world, scholarships and other financial aid resources, the CGIS application process, courses in your major, and credit transfer.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

Detroiter Gilda Snowden (1954 – 2014) works are predominately abstract, however, she was inspired by the things around her---particularly, the city of Detroit. The Flora Urbana series include abstracted floral forms, in encaustic, reflecting the community gardens growing where buildings once stood.

In preparation for Prof. Saidiya Hartman's visit to UM on September 25th to deliver the annual Heberle lecture in the Department of English, the American Studies Consortium will be hosting a reading group for "Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval" (Norton, 2019). We invite you join us for a lively discussion of Prof. Hartman's new book.

Muslimah Muhammad, a twenty-something African-American orthodox Muslim Woman who lives in Inglewood, CA, has seven days and fourteen hours left in her Iddah (Muslim separation) before she will officially be divorced from her cheating husband. Knowing that the divorce would upset her religious father and the local Muslim community, Muslimah works diligently to try to fix her broken marriage before it is too late.

Director's Bio:
Writer/Producer/Director/Professor in the Pan African Studies Department at California State University, Los Angeles. Aminah is from South Central LA. She holds a B.A. from USC in Cinema TV and an M.F.A. in Directing from UCLA’s Film & TV Department. Aminah participated in IFP/FIND’s Project Involve and IFP/FIND'S Screenwriter’s Lab. Her short, PERSONAL TOUCH, which deals with her mother’s death from breast cancer, won the Liddel Art Award from the Ann Arbor Film Festival and screened on PBS. She also wrote and directed DORSEY, a Multi-Camera TV Pilot about colorism in the Black Community (starring: Christy Knowings, Wesley Jonathan, and Wesley Jonathan), which got Aminah a Directing Internship at THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and she was featured on ET. Next, Aminah won the Visionary Award at the Pan African Film Festival for BILALIAN, a feature-length documentary about African-American Muslims in America and in Africa, and received glowing reviews in several publications including “Variety” and was broadcast on BET. After, Aminah co-wrote, produced, and directed the web series BedRest (starring: Pratima Anae and Tiffany Haddish), a comedy about a woman trapped on Bed Rest and played on Blip.TV. Aminah is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment and UTA.

Executive Producer: Donald Bakeer
Donald Bakeer is author of "South Central L.A. CRIPS (1987)", the novel that in tandem with its critically acclaimed film adaptation, "South Central" (Warner Bros. 1992), has been the most powerful artistic combination to combat the 35 year old gang murder epidemic that has now become a culture for many. These two works, and Bakeer'slast novel, The Story of the 1992 L.A. Uprising-"Inhale Gasoline & Gunsmoke!", are critical in his strategy to end the gang wars with art and fight a growing culture of anti-literacy.Bakeer, recently retired after 30 years teaching English in several of South Central L.A.'s toughest schools, is a renowned poet and speaker, a 15-year member and former President of the International Black Writers and Artists who has been one of the most influential voices in South Central L.A. for over 3 decades, now. Known to many as "The Master Poet", Bakeer has performed hundreds of times over the past 30 years in schools, churches, mosques, nightclubs, restaurants, bookstores, and festivals in the area. He is the dedicated father of 9, has mentored many, and taught hundreds of people to be poets.CRIPS and …

Cinematographer: Jerry Henry
Jerry’s visual talents can be seen in such docs as the Oscar-nominated documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop directed by Banksy, American Revolutionary by director Grace Lee and City of Gold from director Laura Gabbert which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was theatrically released theatrically by Sundance/ IFC in March 2016. He recently wrapped up the upcoming four-part HBO docu-series titled The Defiant Ones which will the chronicle the life and work of Dr. Dre. & Jimmy Iovine and Ferguson Rises with director Mobolaji Olambiwannu. He continues to serve as cinematographer for numerous documentaries and documentary for VICELAND, MTV News & Docs, National Geographic. Under his production company Cactus Eyelash, INC, he shoots and produces for clients Ford, Reebok, Nike, Honda, and MasterCard.

This event presented by the Department of Women's Studies and the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.

In preparation for Prof. Stephen Best's visit to UM to deliver the keynote lecture at the "African American Literature and Culture Now" symposium (October 31st-November 1st), the American Studies Consortium will be hosting a reading group for None Like Us: Blackness, Belonging, Aesthetic Life (Duke, 2018). We invite you to join us for a lively discussion of Prof. Best's new book.